Costa neoRomantica deck plans

Costa neoRomantica (1993-built as "Costa Romantica", 2012-reconstructed, last refurbished in April 2017, scrapped in 2021 as "Antares Experience") was the second/last of the two Classica-class Costa Cruises ships - together with Costa neoClassica (now Margaritaville Paradise). After the extensive refurbishment in 2011-2012, the liner was renamed "Costa neoRomantica". As part of the "Costa neoCollection"/3-ship fleet, neoRomantica was also sister to Costa neoRiviera (now AIDAmira). In July 2020, the vessel was sold to Celestyal Cruises and renamed "Celestyal Experience".

In September 2021, it was sold and renamed "Antares Experience". In November 2021, Gadani Ship Breaking Yard (Pakistan) announced that the vessel was sold for scrapping.

Costa neoRomantica cruise ship deck plan shows a total of 789 staterooms for 1578 passengers (max capacity is 1894) served by 650 crew-staff. The boat has 13 decks (10 passenger-accessible, 8 with cabins), 4 restaurants, 9 lounges and bars, 3 swimming pools (none with retractable glass roof/dome), 2 outdoor jacuzzies, 8 elevators. The ship has no self-service laundromats on board.

Service decks are named as follows: deck 1 (Split), deck 2 (Berlin) and deck 3 (Warsaw).

Costa neoRomantica's decks were all named after famous European cities.

The liner's interior is marked by precious woods, Carrara marble, expensive artworks on display at various places throughout the ship. Besides the ship's staff and crew, Costa cruise passengers were also served by Peper robots - the latest cyborg technology implemented fleetwide in 2016. These humanoid robots greet and guide passengers upon embarkation. They also assist them throughout the cruise by providing information and tips on onboard dining, entertainment, enrichment program (workshops, pre-scheduled events), casino and shopping promotions, shore excursions and tours. Pepper robots are mobile and communicate in 3 languages (English, German, Italian). They can also interpret human emotions by analyzing voice tones and facial expressions.

Costa neoRomantica deck plan changes 2017 refurbishment review

The list of Costa Romantica deck plan changes after the 2011-2012 drydock refurbishment in Genoa (done between October 29 /2011 and March 1 /2012) includes:

• Two half-decks were added at the bow.
• The Theater was replaced with Samsara Spa (wellness complex on deck 8 forward).
• Oceanview cabins were transformed into balcony staterooms.
• 111 new cabins were added, 120 of the existing staterooms were upgraded with balconies.
• Samsara Club Restaurant was added on deck 9.
• Other major renovations included all public areas and cabin amenities were also upgraded.

In 2017 (April 10-24), the neoRomantica ship was drydock refurbished in Shanghai. The ship was specifically customized for China's passenger sourcing.